I have done nothing for a week now as very ill with a chest infection. Looks like it'll be another few days yet before I can do anything Hopefully this will be the last of my illnesses...........I feel like I have been constantly ill since September??

NP and mace well done on getting out early and in the cold - puts me to shame.

Spark that's a nice tempo, might do another of those tonight.

kaz you have certainly had more than your share of illness, hope you get better soon, take care.

A weights session for me last night and an embarrassing moment when I tried a few lunges at the end with the 15kg bar and fell over. Then decided to use the gym treadmill and did 4 miles. I'll now be grateful for how cold my garage is! I was going to do a double today but could not bear the thought of walking through the snow to the garage at early o'clock, should be ashamed of myself!!

Second six mile run of the day done very very wet apart from my plaster thanks to the bag.
Kaz1 fingers crossed you will get over it soon.
Fiona what happened to that tough northern lass lol very wet and cold here, ice this morning rivers tonight....watch you don't turn in to one of those gym bunnies and not able to go out in the cold.

Fiona - I've never toppled over doing lunges, but been very close before. So I use DBs instead of a bar for single leg stuff, but there is little chance you can shift the same weight that way.

Kaz - That doesn't sound good Hope you're better soon.

NP - Good running

Mace - Well done on getting out in the cold

Good running everyone else!

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I've done absolutely nothing since Saturday. Right leg is slightly sore, feels like a muscle or tendon strain. Doesn't hurt to run on it (at all), putting socks on seem to be the most painful activity, oddly enough.

Think I'll do some weights in a bit, or maybe in the morning. Might run on Saturday, but I'll see how it goes.

I've been digging out all the bits of home gym equipment accumulated over the years. Tonight I got on the "Lateral Thigh Trainer", a mini step machine. It's supposed to feel like speed skating, but I think I just minced for 40 minutes (HR didn't break 50%max)

Tek - Sounds like a good bit of cross training tonight, I might also go for a walk

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Gym for me this morning. Decided to do lower rep stuff, to get a vague feeling for how much strength I've lost since taking up running. It was quite pathetic struggling to squat 80kg for a few reps as only 18 months ago I could squat 125...

Parkrun cancelled tomorrow, so that takes away any temptation I have to run. Think it'll be upper body weights and spinning in the afternoon for me.

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No chance of me being a gym bunny NP, I'm way too clumsy! I'll start those doubles soon but may still do a fair bit of TM running as I seem to be less prone to injury when I do less on the pavements in winter. I don't mind the treadmill.

Hope the leg is ok Stuart? With hand weights I'd be about 1kg each side. 125kg - eek! I'm toying with adding to my 25kg but not sure how much - on a 15kg bar maybe just take it up to 30kg total.

mace hope it's warmed up with you!

Good luck with the XC jason - your favourite!

kaz, are you any better?

Nice cross training Teknik.

OH sounds like a good weekend!

Hope all is well with you Mick.

spark hope you got the run.

Rest day here, short tempo last night. The snow is all gone so will get out tomorrow - hope it's not too cold with you HM4. Happy weekend running folks!

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